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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones

• But Do They Count As Art?
• Barry L. Briggs Jr.

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Indigenous Art the first examples of natural art
Aboriginal rock art
Prehistoric cave painting.
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Natural art can be both temporary and permanent.
Permanent project by Chris Drury Cloud Chamber
for the Trees and Sky (March 2003)
Temporary project called Snow Circles By Andy
Goldsworthy.
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In light of the focus on environmentalism in
recent years, many artists have come to light who
choose to use natural resources in their artwork.
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Biography and training

• Chris Drury is a British environmental artist who
  was born in 1948 in Sri Lanka.

Drury studied sculpture from 1966-70 at the
Camberwell School of Art.
Out There
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Awards and Recognitions

• 1995-96-- Pollock-Krasner Award.
• 1997-- Natures Prize Scottish Environmental
  Award for 'Hut of the Shadow
• 1998-- Commendation, Annual Awards of the
  Association for the protection of Rural Scotland,
  for 'Hut of the Shadow'.
• 2004 University College London 'Art in Health
  Award' for work on systems in the body and
  systems on the planet.

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First Notable Piece Medicine Wheel

• Drury used 365 different natural objects to
  create a calendar that explored time, cycles,
  seasons and place.

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Chris Drury sees his work as

• work that seeks to make connections between
  different phenomena in the world. Specifically
  between nature and Culture, inner and Outer,
  microcosm and macrocosm. All of my works, over
  the past 25 years have been concerned with these
  connections. This is what unites the whole body
  of work. (Chris Drury Websitestatement).

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Time Capsule

• Found in South Carolina Botanical Garden

Panoramic view
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Time Capsule

• Found in South Carolina Botanical Garden

A view from inside the smaller dome.
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Time Capsule

• Found in South Carolina Botanical Garden

A view from inside the larger dome.
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Cloud Chamber

• Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England

Days 1 and 2 Setting up the location
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Cloud Chamber

• Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England

Day 9 Building the chamber
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Cloud Chamber

• Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England

Day 10 Putting the lens in the top
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Cloud Chamber

• Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England

A view from inside the chamber
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Cloud Chamber

• Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England

A panoramic view
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Cloud Chamber

• Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England

View of lens reflection within the chamber
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Chris Drurys View on the Environment

• a problem with modern societies is that we see
  ourselves as separate from nature and therefore
  at liberty exploit it. The result is that we
  destroy the very ground of our existence.
  (chrisdrury.com)

Redwood Vortex
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Wave Chamber
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The Connection Between Humans and Nature
Heart of Reeds a model of the human heart.

• Chris Drurys beliefs about humans and the
  environment has led him to a series of projects
  that symbolise the connection between the two.

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Environmental Art
1) Drury, Chris. "Antarctica", "History CV" and
"Statement", 2007., http//www.chrisdrury.co.
uk, 2) Interview with Chris Drury, 2002,
http//www.greenmuseum.org, 3) Chris Drury
(artist)", http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Drur
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